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다니다 conjugation

to attend; to go to (school, work) regularly · danida · sounds like [다니다]

Short answer: “To attend” in Korean is 다니다 (danida), which also means to go to (school, work) regularly. Polite present: 다녀요 (danyeoyo); past: 다녔어요 (danyeosseoyo); future: 다닐 거예요. It is regular.

다니다 in sentences

All forms of 다니다

Present
Polite (해요) is the everyday safe choice; formal (합니다) is for news, announcements and work; casual (반말) is for close friends and younger people.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-아/어요다녀요[다녀요]danyeoyo
formal-(스)ㅂ니다다닙니다[다님니다]danimnida
casual-아/어다녀[다녀]danyeo
plain (written)-(느)ㄴ다다닌다[다닌다]daninda
formal question-(스)ㅂ니까?다닙니까?[다님니까]danimnikka?
is …ing (polite)-고 있어요다니고 있어요[다니고 이써요]danigo isseoyo
Past
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite-았/었어요다녔어요[다녀써요]danyeosseoyo
formal-았/었습니다다녔습니다[다녇씀니다]danyeotseumnida
casual-았/었어다녔어[다녀써]danyeosseo
plain (written)-았/었다다녔다[다녇따]danyeotda
Future
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
polite — will-(으)ㄹ 거예요다닐 거예요[다닐 꺼예요]danil geoyeyo
formal-(으)ㄹ 겁니다다닐 겁니다[다닐 껌니다]danil geomnida
casual-(으)ㄹ 거야다닐 거야[다닐 꺼야]danil geoya
formal — I will (intention)-겠습니다다니겠습니다[다니겓씀니다]danigetseumnida
Negative
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
not (short)안 …안 다녀요[안 다녀요]an danyeoyo
did not안 …았/었어요안 다녔어요[안 다녀써요]an danyeosseoyo
not (long)-지 않아요다니지 않아요[다니지 아나요]daniji anayo
cannot못 …못 다녀요[몯 따녀요]mot danyeoyo
Honorific
Add -(으)시- when the subject is someone you respect (a teacher, a customer, an older person) — not yourself.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
honorific — present-(으)세요다니세요[다니세요]daniseyo
honorific — past-(으)셨어요다니셨어요[다니셔써요]danisyeosseoyo
honorific — formal-(으)십니다다니십니다[다니심니다]danisimnida
Requests
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
please …-(으)세요다니세요[다니세요]daniseyo
please … (for me)-아/어 주세요다녀 주세요[다녀 주세요]danyeo juseyo
please don’t …-지 마세요다니지 마세요[다니지 마세요]daniji maseyo
let’s … (formal)-(으)ㅂ시다다닙시다[다닙씨다]danipsida
let’s … (casual)-자다니자[다니자]danija
do … ! (casual command)-아/어라다녀라[다녀라]danyeora
Connecting
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
… and-고다니고[다니고]danigo
… so / and then-아/어서다녀서[다녀서]danyeoseo
if …-(으)면다니면[다니면]danimyeon
… but-지만다니지만[다니지만]danijiman
because …-(으)니까다니니까[다니니까]daninikka
… and / but (background)-는데다니는데[다니는데]danineunde
even if …-아/어도다녀도[다녀도]danyeodo
while …-(으)면서다니면서[다니면서]danimyeonseo
in order to …-(으)려고다니려고[다니려고]daniryeogo
(go) to …-(으)러다니러[다니러]danireo
before …-기 전에다니기 전에[다니기 저네]danigi jeone
after …-(으)ㄴ 후에다닌 후에[다닌 후에]danin hue
Describing a noun
These go before a noun: “the food (that) I ate”, “a cold day”.
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
(that) … now-는다니는[다니는]danineun
(that) …ed-(으)ㄴ다닌[다닌]danin
(that) will …-(으)ㄹ다닐[다닐]danil
Useful patterns
FormKoreanSounds likeRomanized
I want to …-고 싶어요다니고 싶어요[다니고 시퍼요]danigo sipeoyo
can …-(으)ㄹ 수 있어요다닐 수 있어요[다닐 쑤 이써요]danil su isseoyo
cannot …-(으)ㄹ 수 없어요다닐 수 없어요[다닐 쑤 업써요]danil su eopseoyo
have to …-아/어야 해요다녀야 해요[다녀야 해요]danyeoya haeyo
may … / it’s OK to …-아/어도 돼요다녀도 돼요[다녀도 돼요]danyeodo dwaeyo
must not …-(으)면 안 돼요다니면 안 돼요[다니면 안 돼요]danimyeon an dwaeyo
…ing (noun)-기다니기[다니기]danigi

How 다니다 changes

다니 ends in a vowel, so 다니 + 아/어 becomes 다녀 → 다녀요, 다녔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 다니면, 다닐. 다니다 is regular.

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Questions

How do you say “attend” in Korean?

“To attend” is 다니다 (danida), pronounced [다니다]. In a sentence: 저는 대학교에 다녀요. — I go to university.

What is the past tense of 다니다?

다녔어요 (danyeosseoyo) is the polite past tense of 다니다 (“to attend”). Formal: 다녔습니다; casual: 다녔어.

How do you say 다니다 politely?

Everyday polite: 다녀요 (danyeoyo). Formal: 다닙니다. Casual, with close friends: 다녀.

How do you say “I want to attend” in Korean?

다니고 싶어요 (danigo sipeoyo), pronounced [다니고 시퍼요].

Is 다니다 irregular?

No. 다니 ends in a vowel, so 다니 + 아/어 becomes 다녀 → 다녀요, 다녔어요. Endings written -(으) attach directly → 다니면, 다닐. 다니다 is regular.

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